The early summer heat of the sun is bringing the people out into the open in Cambridge. Whether locals or visitors, the pavement edges are crammed with angled cars, the cafes are booming and no…
The early summer heat of the sun is bringing the people out into the open in Cambridge. Whether locals or visitors, the pavement edges are crammed with angled cars, the cafes are booming and no…
A new chapter begins, and we’re ready to go. We have marked the official establishment of the new Cambridge Community Board, a milestone for local democracy and community voice. I’m proud to be joined on…
Second or third? Why does Waipa District Council in the form of Katie Mayes, Cambridge Connections Executive Director, persist with the disingenuous and misleading phrase “third bridge” when talking about future transport needs in Cambridge…
An inevitable ‘appointment’ with death awaits us all. Sorry if being blunt loses you here, but it’s the truth and using euphemisms like ‘passing away’ can’t balm this reality. Throughout aeons, humanity has relentlessly searched…
In my role as Community Liaison Officer, I enjoy a lot of job variety. Last Saturday I took part in a Controlled Purchase Operation (alcohol), working with representatives from Waipā and Ōtorohanga district councils, Ministry…
At 9:35 am on November 1 1755, the people of Lisbon, Portugal experienced between six and nine minutes of ground shaking. A fault had ruptured offshore Portugal in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, causing the event…
A cold unpleasant night greeted my arrival in suburban Paris. Walking up the steps from the deserted dimly lit underground Paris Métro to the street above, I re-read directions for ‘La Rue’ where I had…
At last, a political party in New Zealand has been brave enough to include a capital gains tax in its policy platform. The United Kingdom has had one since 1965, Canada since 1971, Australia since…
In the end, it fizzled out with barely a whimper. The Newcombe Road quarry saga made headlines during the local body election campaign. Yet it wasn’t council intervention that resolved the standoff. It was the…
It seems like every week there is another scam reminder. This week it’s one that looks like it comes from us – New Zealand Police – but it didn’t. A lot of people have reported…
